Summary

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 is set in Laurel Run, Georgia, in March, 2000, Menina is an excellent student and a good girl who never gives her parents any problems. When she begins volunteering at the local Hispanic Community Center, she meets and begins dating the son of the center’s benefactor, Theo Bonner III, and they are soon engaged. Still, Menina plans to finish college, despite the fact that the Bonners obviously have other plans for her future as the wife of a politician. While working on her thesis, Menina comes across paintings by Tristan Mendoza which spark her curiosity since his signature contain the image of the bird which matches her medal. She plans to visit the Prado in Spain since it houses the only known collection of Mendoza’s work.

Chapter 3

In Chapter 3, Menina plans to discuss visiting Madrid for their honeymoon with Theo...